Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-05-20
STYLISH TRIMMINGS.


"What are they trimming cotton
gowns with?" some one inquiries.
Well, velvet, embroidery, lace and,
above all, ribbons. In fact, in the
world of decorations ribbons are given
the place of honor. On faint-hued
fabrics-the satecns, lawns and bat
istes in rose, ciel, lavender, cream,
Nile-grcen and the very light mode
shades, used either as solid colors or
merely for INSTRUMENTATION dec
orations are abundant. They form
fotS, outline flounces and are made
into epaulettes, rosettes and sashes-
indeed, they are as literally displayed
rs upon the ball toilettes of the winter.
On mulls and fine muslins they are
used with equal lavishness. Two
shades are usually seen in thcm-that
of the gown, and the one deemed its
special complement; but one color
alone is occasionally noted, and this
may either haImonize or contrast with
the dress. Soft grosgrain with fancy
edge continues most popular, and long
loops and ends are preferred to short,
much cut-up bows. The epaulettes are
of ribbon loops with Yandyke ends
formed into circle, the net founda-
ton being fitted to the shoulder and.
fastened down. Moire and velvet rib
bon vests are set in cotton bodices, the
ribbon being the width usually em-
ployed for children's sashes and quite
wide enough for the purpose.
High collars and turn-back cuffs of
velvet are noted on most cotton cos
tunes, and are seldom of different
color from the gown, except when the
latter is of cream, rose or some faint
shade, and then a deeper tone of the
same or black or brown velvet is chosen.
A faint heliotrope sateen will have
either royal purple, brown or groen
velvet collar and cuffs; rose may have
garnet, olive or dark blue; a cieL may
have dark-blue, prune or garnet, while
a mode may have golden brown, olive,
deep heliotropc or absinthe.
The striped and plaided cottons are
usually self-trimmed, though velvet
collar and cuffs are always allowable.
As these gowns are for morning and
house wear they look best when simply
completed, the combination of plain
and fancy materials being in many in
stances n decoration, in itself. Very
often the plain goods willibe made sub
servient to the fancy fabric (except
when bizarre contrast would resulD,
and in this way many unique effects
are obtained. A remarkable pretty
costume is of pale-pink gingham
showing an inch-widc stripe formed of
several hair-lines Of white. The skirt
is quite plain, but its graceful hanging
gives it smart air. The tablicr is
round in outline but very long, the
plaits that confines the fulness being
laid from the waist down rather than at
the side. The back drapery is
also round in effect, but
very full, and at each side it is
arranged in cascade fashion, showing
an undertaking of plain rose gingham.
The bodice is of the rounding shape,
and is smooth and plain in the back,
but has plated plastron that gives
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collar and the quaint cuffs are of the
plain goods, and n fold of olive ribbon
is their finish A cluster of olive rib
bon loops and ends is at one side and
falls far down to the skirt, while the
belt that confines the round bodice is of
olive ribbon with buckle. The hat is
n turban of light straw, and the trim
ming is provided by olive velvet and
pink crush roses. BY the judicious use
of ribbon and velvet one may impart
to very inexpensive gown ihe cachet
distinguishing the toilettes of famous
nodistes. 1t is not necessary that
combination be loud in order to be
daring; the deft mingling of two un-
usual tints is sometimes as quiet in Of"
feet as IL is smart.
Braids are in vogue, but more decid-
edly on coats and wraps than on gowns.
Some short coats are entirely covered
with braid, and appear to be made OF
some novel cloth. In mode, gray,
heliotrope and absinthe these jackets
are decidedly smart; and they have
but one drawback are only suit, i
to slender figures. -Delineator.